Mark on buffalo nickel

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  1. don oswald

    don oswald Active Member

    image.jpg Does anyone know what this little B means?
     
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  3. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    B would be for Bummer!
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    It's not a Mint Error!
     
  4. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    That B could mean anything. Only the person that created it would know.
     
  5. derkerlegand

    derkerlegand Well-Known Member

    It stands for "Bison" or "Buffalo".
     
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  6. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member


    Yes included minted in Buffalo :p well I see it's an S too yup a BS nickel!
     
  7. BuffaloHunter

    BuffaloHunter Short of a full herd Supporter

    Looks like someone put their brand on that creature. The double BB ranch.
     
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  8. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Or Beefy!
     
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  9. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    Or perhasp Buffalo Bill..
     
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  10. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    That's a counterstamp from the local Bed and Breakfast.
     
  11. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    It means someone had a B stamp they wanted to test.
     
  12. Charles Reese

    Charles Reese Member

    Someone used letter punch on it
     
  13. ToppCatt

    ToppCatt ToppCatt

    It means somebody ruined any of its value over 5 cents.
     
  14. johnmilton

    johnmilton Well-Known Member

    Not always. This coin has been counterstamped. People collect those, but the stamp has to mean something, and it’s often worth something on 19th century coins. In this case it’s a detriment unless someone can find out about an interesting story that goes with the “B.”
     
  15. ToppCatt

    ToppCatt ToppCatt

    Or make one up.
     
  16. Dale Lassiter

    Dale Lassiter Active Member

    Damaged. Somebody did that ,,,,
     
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